How should a Muslim respond if a disbeliever initiates the greeting?
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Question:
If a disbeliever initiates the greeting to a Muslim?
Answer:
He should respond to him and say, "And to you." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:Jami` at-Tirmidhi 1602Sahih (Darussalam), and he said: Sahih Muslim 2163a.
Q: And the virtue here belongs to the Muslim?
A: Yes.
If a disbeliever initiates the greeting to a Muslim?
Answer:
He should respond to him and say, "And to you." The Prophet (peace and blessings be upon him) said:
Do not precede the Jews and the Christians with the Salam
لا تبدؤوا اليهودَ والنصارى بالسلامWhen the People of the Book offer you salutations, you should say: The same to you.
إذا سلَّم عليكم أهلُ الكتاب فقولوا: وعليكمQ: And the virtue here belongs to the Muslim?
A: Yes.
Source
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